To help you get in the mood for Halloween, NASA has released a spooky image from deep space showing what it describes as a ghostly cosmic hand.
To mark Halloween, NASA has released a spooky image of what it describes as a “”ghostly cosmic hand.” If you got it, haunt it.
Recommended Videos Chandra first observed the pulsar PSR B1509-58 in 2001, with scientists quick to notice how its pulsar wind nebula bore a striking resemblance to a part of the human body. NASA’s newest X-ray telescope, IXPE, has studied MSH 15-52 for just over two weeks, which is the longest period of time it’s spent observing any single object since its launch in December 2021.
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